Mrs. Flick's Facts
September 16, 2016
Important Dates
September
9/20: Picture Day for K-39/21: Picture Day for grades 4-6
9/23: Ice Cream Social at the NC School Pavilion 7-8pm
9/24: Family Farm Fest 6-9:30 at Olszanowski Farm (for more information please follow this link) http://www.ojref.org/index.php/calendar/details/290
October
10/7: Family Tailgate at NC followed by Norco Night at Wildcat Stadium
(students will receive a free ticket to the
OJR High School Football game for this night)
Upcoming Specials
Monday: Day 4 Music
Tuesday: Day 5 Gym
Wednesday: Day 1 Library
Thursday: Day 2 Art
Friday: Day 3 Gym
General Classroom Reminders
- Please send a snack with your child each day. Please do not send any drinks other than water- juices are sticky when they spill! Thank you!
- Please check and sign your child's planner every night.
-Please make sure your child is reading every night and recording his/her reading on the nightly reading log.
-Word Study practice nights (sort and study nights) can be done orally, on whiteboards, or on scrap paper.
-Any treasure chest donations would be greatly appreciated!
Math Updates
This week in Math we continued reviewing time. We practiced telling time from a clock and drawing the hour and minute hands in the correct spots. We also forged ahead and tried our "hand" at elapsed time (finding time that passes using an elapsed number line). After that practice, we then used time to practice solving an open-ended response question. There were strategies used, sketches made, and number models written.
The week ended with scaled bar graphs, writing multiplication number stories, and the beginning of division!!!!!
Building a READING LIFE
This week in Reading, students worked to make reading goals that will change/modify as we progress. The students practiced working/reading with partners and setting up the reading community in our classroom.
Word Study
Word Study will be back on Monday!
Monday nights- Students are to sort their words and record them in their notebooks. They are to also record their discovery or rule for the week.
Tuesday and Wednesday nights- Students should sort their words and read them as they sort. They can practice writing them on paper, whiteboards, or typing them. NO WRITTEN homework is required on these nights.
Thursday nights- Students are to ask an adult to quiz them on their words. They write the headers and then record the words as they are called out. The adult should use the notebook to correct the sort and ask the student to practice any words that were spelled incorrectly. This can be done on the back of the homework sheet. This paper should then be returned to school Friday morning.
Friday- there will be a test given
Writing long & strong
We are continuing our Narrative unit.
This week we practiced using a Storyteller's voice when we write, rather than reporting as a newscaster. We also worked to write goals for ourselves that will be ever-changing.
A Tree of Genetic Traits
Another BIG Thank You!!
Giant Bonus Cards
Giant Bonus Cards are our BIGGEST fundraising source. The link to register Bonus Cards is: http://giantfoodstores.com/aplus/register-card/?_requestid=1157213
Cursive
We learned the loopy g and q this week!! They are SOOOO focused when practicing cursive ;).
Technology
This week we took some brain breaks with GoNoodle.com. We jumped and danced around to get our energy flowing!